Teen charged with stealing bike from open garage in Annapolis

Ben Weathers, bweathers@capgaznews.com

Annapolis police said they charged a 16-year-old boy in connection to the theft of a bicycle from an open garage Sunday afternoon.

Police were called to the 400 block of Oaklawn Avenue at 2:20 p.m. after a witness reported seeing the teen take the bike and ride away on it. The witness alerted the bike's owner and together they spotted the teen walking in the area 15 minutes later, police said.

After the pair confronted the teen, he ran away and the witness and owner then called police.

A police officer found the teen and charged him with burglary and theft. The bike was found behind the teen's home and it was returned to the owner, police said.